Yorimoto went on to create a land centered around the samurai. Having lost their leader, the Heishi was unable to perform a good defense against Yoritomo's attack, and fled to the west. Using all of their strength and will, the 2 warriors finally killed Kagekiyo and save Lady Shizuka. However, Kagekiyo steals the Amahagane and slays his own lord at the end, and he unleashes his power in order to fight with Yoshitsune and Benkei. The two warriors follow them just to see Kagekiyo has returned, and his Amahagane was combined with Kyomori's to create a Black Amahagane. Kyomori, using his new Amahagane, intends to kill Yoshitsune and Benkei but failed, and he drag Shizuka into another place using his power. Both of them hurried to her rescue, however when they arrived everything were too late, Shizuka was controlled by the Heishi's magic, and she combined all of their Amahagane into one. And in addition to their surprise, Otohiko turns out to be Lady Shizuka herself, and she has been captured by the Heishi. The two warrior arrives at Kyoto, just to see it ruined and covered with evil auras. Shocked by this new, Yoshitsune, Benkei and Minazuru hurried back to Kyoto in order to save Otohiko and Lady Shizuka. Kichiji offers his apologize, and tells the 2 warriors that their hide-out has been attacked by the Heishi. Using their new earned power, Yoshitsune and Benkei defeated Kagekiyo, and he suddenly disappeared in a rage. The 2 warriors leave Konijikido just to find out that they were betrayed by Kichiji, and Kagekiyo stands before them, ready to finish his early mission to kill them. Both Yoshitsune and Benkei passed the test, and Shukenten bestows them "The true power of the Amahagane" along with 2 new weapons made from the light of his power.
However, they soon realize how weak they are when they lost to Heishi's general, Taira Kagekiyo, and the two take on a new journey to Oushu-Hiraizumi, where they would train themselves and gain more power.įollow the instruction of their new guide, Kichiji Nobutaka, Yoshitsune and Benkei head to Konijikido, where they meet the God of Smithery Shukenten, and he proposes a challenge for each of them in order to test if they are worthy of his power. Fighting together, the 2 young warriors seek the Amahagane from their enemies while Shizuka combine them using Yosegane, in order to bring down the Heishi. On his journey, Yoshitsune meets Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who later became his partner and Lady Shizuka, a Tamayori priestess who perform the unique power of Yosegane. The story follows the adventures of Minamoto Yoshitsune as he descends from his mountain retreat and eventually embraces a quest to defeat the Heishi, thereby avenging his father.Įarly in his journey, he meets the Tamayoribito clan who are the guardians of the Amahagane – jewels of power that allow selected individuals to release magical powers known as Kamui.